By Ben Jones LNER introduced its first Anglo-Scottish ‘Azuma’ diagram on August 1, with more services expected to move over to the new trains in
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First Class 91 withdrawn to become spares donor
LNER Class 91 No. 91108 became the first of the 31-strong class to be taken out of service on July 22. Withdrawal of Class 91s was
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Class 91s facing sidelines as Mk4 stock goes for store
THE first Class 91 locos are expected to be withdrawn by LNER from July. They are becoming surplus to requirements as diagrams for the Hitachi
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Azuma officially launches at York in special ceremony
David Horne, Managing Director of LNER, officially launched the Azuma trains, ahead of services commencing north to Edinburgh on August 1.
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Mallard to leave National Railway Museum to meet new Azuma trains
Mallard will be out of its usual exhibition space at the National Railway Museum to meet the newest train on the block, Azuma.
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Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains
Exciting times are ahead as the first trains of two new fleets entered service during April and May.
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MAY 15 was an historic day for state-backed train operator LNER, which introduced the new Hitachi Class 800 ‘Azuma’ on its first revenue-earning service from
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VIDEO: Launch of Class 800 Azuma at London King’s Cross
Azuma arrives in London for first passenger service, 11:03am from London King’s Cross to Leeds.
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Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Trains name could disappear
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has expressed shock at the disqualification from bidding.
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